2009

Trey Turns Time Elastic Once More

As you’ve seen in our Coventry to Hampton series, the four members of Phish have each kept busy with various projects since they broke up. Now that they’re back, don’t

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Van The Man To Play Jimmy’s First Show

Van Morrison will be Jimmy Fallon’s first musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which kicks off March 2 on NBC. Actor Robert De Niro will be Fallon’s first

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Tea Leaf Green & Outformation

Fresh out of Mitch Easter’s studio (Co-producer of REM’s “Murmur” and “Reckoning” albums) and armed with an arsenal of new songs, Atlanta-based, Outformation is ready to rock this March with

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Jeff Beck Launching U.S. Tour

Two days after his rock and roll hall of fame induction, Beck is headed out on the road for a 13-date tour across the U.S. The tour kicks off at

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The Dresden Dolls: The Sugar Club, Dublin, Ireland 2/16/09

The Sugar Club may be one of the only place I enjoy going to in Dublin for live music.  It looks like a cinema-theatre, a place where everyone can see what is happening on the stage while being seated.  Amanda confirms later on her appreciation of the venue “This looks like fucking civilized”. The gig was sold out, which was no surprise because this is the front woman of the internationally known punk cabaret band “The Dresden Dolls”.

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Honey Honey: First Rodeo

Don’t be fooled by honeyhoney’s moniker. The debut album from this duo, composed of Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe, is anything but saccharine and repetitive. It begins with Santo’s beautiful voice singing slow a cappella, usually an indication of a soulful ballad, before the band jumps in and turns the song (“Black Birds”) into a mid-tempo jazzy tune. It is the first of many pleasant surprises.  

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